Greetings all,
Quick introduction here. Name is Tim. Willau is my avatar name when gaming so I tend to use it everywhere. My love of Triumphs is my fathers fault and started by a 1976 Triumph 2500tc. Wonderful car which as an early teen at the time first caught my attention in cars. I own the remains of a restoration project that I drove many decades ago plus 3 other motors in varying states of condition and use. The project in bits is a Herald 13/60 and will take a lot of work to get back on the road. The second car in the pile is a Triumph Spitfire mkIV 1300 in magenta off road for many years but garaged and would only take a bit of mechanical attention to put back on the road. The third car is a non Triumph. A Ford Capri mk3 custom. Again a bit larger a restoration and off the road a few decades now. The last motor is a Renault Trafic mk2 which is my regular and gaining something of a classic age itself turning 14 this month. Many life changes and changes in the world have brought me in a full circle back to where I began in almost every way. I am very much a set in my ways Classic fan and more so towards Triumphs.
My return to the fold is driven in many ways to restore my fleet back to former glory but I am aware it will take encouragement, many hours/days/ years, a lot of patience and a lot of advice from people with the same dreams as myself. I have been a member of the TSSC for a very long time even keeping an interest when I retired my Spitfire years ago. Thankfully I am a fully trained engineer and spent many happy hours taking my cars apart and reassembling them as my Capri bears witness to in some ways. Money and bodywork are major challenges for me so I will be looking at that part very seriously. I also will be seeking advice on insurance, DVLA contacts and questions and so forth on the need for paperwork to be kept properly for my cars. Alll advice and help welcome bar two things. I am not about to either scrap or sell any of them.
Happy motoring.